// sorry for cross-posting

Hello everyone,

the *template dialog* in the VisualEditor and Wikitext Editor 2017 will soon be *fundamentally improved*: the sidebar now shows at a glance which parameters are available for a template. Parameters can now be easily added and removed via checkboxes in the sidebar, and a search mask helps you find the right parameter. The parameter name in the sidebar can be used to jump to the respective entry in the main area to save time. Last but not least, the general redesign includes more spacing, a bigger window for better usability and added links to documentation and help pages. All changes are described in more detail on the project page. [1]

These changes are the last in the focus area “Making working with templates easier”. [2] We plan to deploy them on a small group of wikis on November 24th. Deployments on more wikis are planned in the next months. If you have any feedback, please let us know on the project’s talk page. [3]

Timur

for Wikimedia Germany’s Technical Wishes team

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/VisualEditor_template_...

[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Templates [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/VisualEditor_temp...